Pickle

SYNOPSIS: After accidentally freezing the family dog to death, Oscar attempts to make good with his soon-to-be stepson by driving the family pet’s ashes across the country.

Story of Self

Documentary Short / Runtime: 3 MinDirected by Set Hernandez Rongkilyo

SYNOPSIS: What does it mean to choose, when you only have one choice? What does it mean to be unafraid, when your enemy seems undefeatable? What does it mean to have a story, when you are undocumented? This is my story of self.

Do We Belong?

Documentary Short / Runtime: 14 MinDirected by Sofian Khan

SYNOPSIS: An Indian immigrant in Kansas is shot and killed in a senseless hate crime, leaving his wife to grapple with the question of whether America is truly her home.

Willow Creek Road

Narrative Short / Runtime: 15 Min /Directed by Francesca Mirabella

SYNOPSIS: The internal world of a lonely, Montana ranch hand, Ruth.

Sun Shine

Narrative Short / Runtime: 9 MinDirected by Cirle

SYNOPSIS: When an African American teenager gets a seemingly depressed white guy to open up, she discovers he’s on his way to commit a horrible act.

Pat and Joe

Narrative Short / Runtime: 6 MinDirected by Ethan Cappello

SYNOPSIS: A man misses his wife.

Night Call

Narrative Short / Runtime: 18 MinDirected by Amanda Renee Knox

SYNOPSIS: When on a routine patrol, a Black female cop living in and patrolling Inglewood gets called to a disturbance she is forced to make an unprecedented life altering decision.

Our Tiospaye // Our Family

SYNOPSIS: Three Pine Ridge-bound Teach For America educators who arrived in South Dakota with radically disparate perspectives on the place. Shaped by the contours of the land, the support of their communities, and the strength of their students, each discovered a deeper purpose.

ᎠᏴᏓᏆᎶᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎧᏖᎾ

Narrative Short / Animation / Runtime: 9 MinDirected by Joseph Herb

SYNOPSIS: Long ago, two boys feed a small starving snake. It grows up to be a large Uktena that fights Thunder.

The Violence of a Civilization Without Secrets

Documentary Short / Runtime: 10 MinDirected by Adam Khalil

SYNOPSIS: An urgent reflection on indigenous sovereignty, the undead violence of museum archives, and postmortem justice through the case of the "Kennewick Man".

Cowboy

Narrative Short / Runtime: 21 MinDirected by Boise Esquerra

SYNOPSIS: Beau, a lonely bitter cowboy is set at ease when he crosses paths with a promiscuous female vagabond.

Neemkomok

Narrative Short / Runtime: 20 MinDirected by Douglas Cushnie

SYNOPSIS: Isadora, an Indigenous Californian (Gabrielino/Tongva) woman, faces a battle to survive after being emancipated from the abusive Los Angeles mission where she was raised in the early 1800's.

The last party of the festival! Join us at The Beehive in Kendall Whittier for some live music, drinks and snack and let us know which of the films we screened is your favorite so far. Free and open to the public. Cash Bar. Snacks provided.

Guardian

Narrative Short / Runtime: 15 MinDirected by Nicolas Jara

SYNOPSIS: Manuel is a gay Latino teen who lacks guidance and support. Even though his mother deeply cares for him, she is only able to prove and instill her love through video tapes made from afar. Keeping his sexuality and boyfriend a secret from his homophobic father, Manuel must decide the life he wants to live or end.

Alaska Is A Drag

Narrative Feature / Runtime: 88 MinDirected by Shaz Bennett

SYNOPSIS: This is a fish out of water story -- literally. Everyone who slices fish all day daydreams - his are just glamtastic. He's had to learn to fight to survive. And his boss who is also an amateur boxer takes note. When a new kid offers to be his sparring partner – he and his twin are forced to confront the real reason they’re stuck in fish guts.

HAL

Documentary / Runtime: 84 Min / Okie TiesDirected by Amy Scott

SYNOPSIS: A documentary on the legendary director, Hal Ashby (Harold & Maude, Bound For Glory, Coming Home, The Last Detail), directed by Oklahoma native, Amy Scott. Introduction to the film by Scott McGee from Turner Classic Movies and FilmStruck. Following film, a few words from locals about Hal Ashby's Tulsa ties when directing Bound For Glory.

This film is presented by OKPOPS, Woody Guthrie Center and TCM Backlot.

Join us for our annual short film screenplay readings. Following are the three finalists. These short film screenplays will be read live by local actors at the new Whitty Bookstore in Kendall Whittier. Free and open to the public, lunch included.

Readings directed by Michael Wright.

Jury panel: To be announced.

Event organized by Rob Harmon and Michele Chiappetta.

Lunch provided by Mazzio’s.

The Air Factory, written by W.W. Webb

SYNOPSIS: In the future, a worker survives in an economy where the means of exchange is more personal than mere money.

Crystal Nation, written by David Power

SYNOPSIS: Take a journey with destiny. Discover the mythical origin of America's first founding father, George Washington. Be introduced to the fantastical figure of the Iroquois, Takewitha. Come to know how his hero's journey almost ended before it ever began.

Wheat Field with Cypresses, written by Joe Hayes

SYNOPSIS: A couple falls in love while looking at a painting together.

Strike, Dear Mistress, and Cure His Heart

SYNOPSIS: Newlyweds David and Madeline Middleston have just purchased a historic hotel near where Madelin's estranged mother, Dianne resides. When Dianne comes to visit she brings with her an uninvited guest.

Thy Kingdom Come

SYNOPSIS: A cancer patient mad at God; a Klansman seeking redemption; a mother blamed for her baby’s death; an elderly woman never not in love; a priest who doesn’t pass judgment, who listens: Interwoven, unscripted stories of life in a small mid-America town.

Press Play: Mingle with Filmmakers & Learn More About Oklahoma’s Film Incentives

Info: This discussion covers the Oklahoma state rebate program, administered by the Oklahoma Film + Music Office, and how it benefits the state and filmmakers. Along with representatives of the Oklahoma Film + Music Office, local filmmakers will discuss their experience filming in Oklahoma. A reception for local and visiting filmmakers will start the evening. Refreshments will be served.

Join us and our partner, Kendall Whittier Main Street for our after party, following our outdoor screening of Cimarron (1931) in the Kendall Whittier parking lot, corner of South Lewis and East Admiral Blvd. Sit back and enjoy the music of Casii Stephan.

Jesse Lott: Art and Activism

Documentary Short / Runtime: 28 MinDirected by Cressandra Thibodeaux

SYNOPSIS: A look at internationally recognized Jesse Lott’s art, activism and his mentors. He is one of the co-founders of Project Row Houses and is highlighted in the National Museum of African American History in Culture. Film shot by twenty eight at-risk-teens during four documentary classes taught by the director and editor, Cressandra Thibodeaux.

Martini Bombini O'Feeney Moonay

SYNOPSIS: A hand drawn animation about an eight-year-old boy who builds his own hydrogen powered racecar to enter in the Big Race. When they find out he’s only eight, they turn him down. He doesn’t like that and decides to enter anyway.

Melt: A Smoking Story

Documentary Short / Runtime: 9 MinDirected by Jules Renault

SYNOPSIS: From Texas to Paris, smoking meat every day is their motto. A behind the scenes look of two Parisians and a Texas Pitmaster coming together with their love for barbecue

Granny Kills

Narrative Short / Runtime: 5 Min / OK TiesDirected by Wes DeHart

SYNOPSIS: A grandmother attempts to kill her annoying grandson.

Dear Sylvia

Narrative Short / Runtime: 10 MinDirected by Ruby Lanet

SYNOPSIS: Thirteen year old Shea deals with the small but consuming pains of adolescence by writing diary letters to Sylvia Plath.

Yous Got Somethin', Right There

Narrative Short / Runtime: 4 MinDirected by John Nunn

SYNOPSIS: Two friends try to have a nice meal.

Liquid Soul

Narrative Short / Runtime: 13 MinDirected by Allen Phillips

SYNOPSIS: Heartbroken and high from huffing gasoline, a psychotic fuel tanker driver plots revenge on the girl that broke his heart, her whole family, and their dog.

Dead Trail

Narrative Short / Runtime: 5 Min / OK TiesDirected by Max Federman

SYNOPSIS: Oklahoma Territory, 1897, two cavalry deserters flee pursuit of a Pinkerton, only to find something much worse waiting for them.

Monkey

Narrative Short / Runtime: 10 MinDirected by Troy Lustick

SYNOPSIS: A Machiavellian/ Shakespearian plot, while meditating on the Americana obsession with football, adolescent homoeroticism, and the power of the female body on young men.

Cimarron (1931)

SYNOPSIS: One of the few Westerns to ever win the top honor at the Academy Awards, a 1931 Pre-Code Western film directed by Wesley Ruggles, starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne, and featuring Estelle Taylor and Roscoe Ates. The Oscar-winning script was written by Howard Estabrook based on the Edna Ferber novel Cimarron.

When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and moves his family there from Wichita. A newspaperman, lawyer, and just about everything else, Cravat soon becomes a leading citizen of the boom town of Osage. Once the town is established, however, he begins to feel confined once again, and heads for the Cherokee Strip, leaving his family behind. During this and other absences, his wife Sabra must learn to take care of herself and soon becomes prominent in her own right.

Seven Oscar nominations, winner of three, including Best Picture, this free outdoor screening of Cimarron is brought to you by Tulsa American Film Festival, Kendall Whittier Main Street and TCM Backlot.

Blue Smoke: A Folk History of Oklahoma's First and Finest Beer

SYNOPSIS: Immigrants working in Oklahoma's coal mines brought many traditions to Pittsburgh County at the turn of the century. One of their traditions resulted in a very famous and notorious beer. This documentary features the descendants of some of the original brewers of Oklahoma's "Choc Beer".

Out Of The Shadows: Postpartum

SYNOPSIS: Shedding light on a potentially deadly illness, Jennifer shares her struggle with the depression that followed the births of her first two children. This short documentary film follows Jennifer’s journey through the pregnancy and birth of her third child. Her candid and courageous story reveals the challenges of this common, debilitating illness.

Guardian of Angels

Feature Doc / Runtime: 76 MinDirected by Ensar Altay

SYNOPSIS: Can love give life? Mohamed Bzeek is a foster father who lives in Los Angeles and has looked after 80 terminally ill children, saving 70 of them from death.

Tulsa Film Mixer + Panel Series: Finding Your Documentary Story

Info: There are a million stories out there. Everybody has a story. But when it comes to documentary film, what kind of story translates to film? Join us on Wednesday, October 10th, 2018 for the latest Tulsa Film Mixer + Panel Series to get some insight on how to go about picking a solid documentary story.